BIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the Lyon Circuit Court at Eddyville and was given the death penalty by a jury from Caldwell County. He is charged with the slaying of Owen Davenport, a prison guard at the State Penitentiary in Eddyville. Appellant was a prisoner at the time of the killing and Davenport was on duty in the prison yard.
Divers grounds have been presented for reversal. It is necessary to consider only one. Decisions on all other...
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